The data describes the U.S. medicare outlays from 2000 to 2017 with an additional forecast from 2018 to 2028 as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Medicare outlays amounted to 702 billion USD in 2017, which was about 3.7% of the United States GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in medicare outlays up to 1,521 billion USD in 2028, which would be about 5.1% of the projected U.S. GDP.
'00 | 2.1 |
'01 | 2.3 |
'02 | 2.3 |
'03 | 2.4 |
'04 | 2.5 |
'05 | 2.6 |
'06 | 2.8 |
'07 | 3 |
'08 | 3.1 |
'09 | 3.5 |
'10 | 3.5 |
'11 | 3.6 |
'12 | 3.4 |
'13 | 3.5 |
'14 | 3.5 |
'15 | 3.6 |
'16 | 3.8 |
'17 | 3.7 |
'18 | 3.5 |
'19 | 3.7 |
'20 | 3.8 |
'21 | 3.9 |
'22 | 4.2 |
'23 | 4.2 |
'24 | 4.2 |
'25 | 4.4 |
'26 | 4.6 |
'27 | 4.7 |
'28 | 5.1 |